Saurabh Rane was just 20 years old when it was diagnosed that he had tuberculosis. The young doctor started a course of medication which didn’t help him much. The fevers continued and so did the weight loss. He felt continually anxious and exhausted. More tests were done and the results were even more disheartening- it […]
Dr P S Chandra, a professor of neurosurgery at AIIMS has done something very few people manage to do in life- saving the life of someone who was said couldn’t be saved. And he did this with the help of some alcohol- ‘absolute alcohol’, that is. The 28 year old pregnant woman whom the doctor […]
On January 31, 2017, veteran politician, E Ahamed was rushed to the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi after suffering a massive heart attack. He was immediately put in life support system at the ICU. Notwithstanding the doctors’ multiple efforts, he passed away. Allegation of lack of ethics However, the patient’s daughter Fouziya […]
The world’s heaviest woman’s name is Eman Ahmed Abdelaty. She weighs 500 kg and hails from Egypt. To alleviate her problem, she has sought the help of Indian doctors, which many see as yet another instance of the world seeking out some of the world’s best medical help to solve a problem. A couple of […]
The year that went by was filled with reports of poor quality infrastructure in medical establishments. Then, there were multiple instances in which doctors were ‘pointed a finger at’ for not showing enthusiasm for rural practice. These and other issues that the Indian doctors face could in one way or the other be traced to […]
The national consumer disputes redressed commission has said that if a patient dies or sustains a permanent ailment despite due care being provided by a doctor, the doctor can’t be held guilty of medical negligence. The ruling came against an appeal made against a hospital in Chennai for medical negligence. The commission said that what […]
That Dr Dwakaranath S Kotnis is held in high esteem by another nation can be seen by the fact that every time a Chinese leader pays a visit to India, it’s usual for him/her to meet the family of the Indian doctor. Dr Kotnis was sent to China as part of a medical mission from […]
Amidst concerns from doctors and parents of medical students about the proposed National Exit Test(NEXT), experts are pointing out the impracticality of such an exam. At a panel discussion that was held in Mumbai on Sunday, experts said that NEXT cannot act as a licensing test for doctors. The Indian Medical Council(Amendment) Bill 2015 has […]
A doctor has recently registered a patent for a vaccination against common cold-a condition which doctors around the world have long thought couldn’t have a medicinal cure. The doctor behind the vaccination is Rudolf Valenta who is an allergy expert at the Medical University of Vienna. According to him the immune system of the body […]
The five and a half year long medical course is no longer enough for a student to become a doctor. For the Union health ministry has unveiled the draft Indian Medical Council(Amendment) Bill 2016 by which they should also have to pass the National Exit Test(NEXT). The Bill also aims to bring in combined counselling […]